autossh is not required but nice to have

README.md

@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ Required Software
 
  - You need PyXAPI, available here:
    http://www.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr/~ylg/PyXAPI/
- - You also need autossh, available in various package management systems
  - Python 2.x, both locally and the remote system
 
 
+Additional Suggested Software
+-----------------------------
+
+ - You may want to need autossh, available in various package management
+   systems
+
+
 sshuttle: where transparent proxy meets VPN meets ssh
 =====================================================
 

packaging/control

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Package: sshuttle
 Version: 0+git
 Architecture: all
 Maintainer: Jim Wyllie <jwyllie83@gmail.com>
-Depends: autossh, iptables, python (>= 2.6)
+Depends: iptables, python (>= 2.6)
+Suggests: autossh
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Homepage: http://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle